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GOVT E-1040 Human Rights: A Philosophical Introduction

This course assesses the intellectual credibility of human rights. Why would human beings have such rights, and what rights, exactly, do they have? These questions take us straight into foundational questions about morality that are becoming increasingly important in a politically and economically more interconnected world. The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Science course Ethical Reasoning 11. (4 credits)
Spring term (23672)
Mathias Risse, PhD, Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School.
Course tuition: noncredit $1,045, undergraduate credit $1,045, graduate credit $2,000.
Online only, beginning Jan. 29. Required sections to be arranged.